World Tables of Economic and Social Indicators, 1950-1992 (ICPSR 6159)

This study contains aggregate socioeconomic and
demographic data for 189 countries in the period 1950-1992.
Data are provided in both current and constant dollars for
government revenues and expenditures, budget balance, gross
national product (GNP), gross domestic product (GDP), private
consumption, government consumption, government deficit or
surplus, values of exports and imports, terms of trade index,
long-term interest payments, net long-term loans, repayments
on long-term loans, total external debt, net direct foreign
investment, interna... (more info)

This study contains aggregate socioeconomic and
demographic data for 189 countries in the period 1950-1992.
Data are provided in both current and constant dollars for
government revenues and expenditures, budget balance, gross
national product (GNP), gross domestic product (GDP), private
consumption, government consumption, government deficit or
surplus, values of exports and imports, terms of trade index,
long-term interest payments, net long-term loans, repayments
on long-term loans, total external debt, net direct foreign
investment, international reserves excluding gold, gold
holdings at London market price, net workers remittances,
government capital receipts and payments, money supply,
consumer price index, gross domestic and national savings,
food production per capita, and value-added in agriculture,
industry, manufacturing, and services. Demographic and social
variables include population characteristics such as the
percentage of urban population, life expectancy at birth,
infant mortality rate, total fertility rate, school enrollment
rates, and the percentage of females enrolled in primary
schools, as well as the percentage of the labor force in
agriculture, and the percentage of the labor force that was
female.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

World Bank. International Economics Department. World Tables of Economic and Social Indicators, 1950-1992. ICPSR06159-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-05-11. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06159.v1

Universe:
A total of 189 countries of the world in the period 1950-1992.

Data Types:
aggregate data

Data Collection Notes:

Most economic data for Germany refer to the Federal
Republic of Germany before unification, while demographic and social
data are for the unified Germany. There were insufficient data to
include any information for the newly created countries of Slovenia,
Croatia, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak Republic. Data are
provided for the former Yugoslavia and the former Czechoslovakia.

Methodology

Data Source:

World Bank Economic and Social Data Division

Restrictions: ICPSR obtained these data from the World Bank under
the terms of a contract that states that the data are for the sole use
of ICPSR and may not be sold or provided to third parties outside of
ICPSR. Individuals at institutions that are not members of ICPSR may
obtain these data directly from the World Bank.

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1993-12-18

Version History:

1997-05-30 These data are now available in ASCII format. The
codebook has been revised to delete all references to EBCDIC.